The Hospice of St Francis:
The Hospice of St. Francis is a charity run organisation for the most ill in society. It offers end-of-life care to terminally ill patients. I received the benefits of the Hospice of St. Francis when my beloved mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and had only weeks to live. The hospice were amazing to us; they even let my mum meet our newly bought kitten, Tiffany.
I did a walk for the hospice earlier this year with my sister Ronu and we managed to raise over three thousand pounds! I will start work as a volunteer for the hospice in October and I cannot wait to get started!
The Northern Irish Troubles: The Static Society
The Northern Irish Troubles are barely understood in the UK; I was in my second year at university before I really understood what were they're about. I think it should be mandatory to teach the Troubles in schools if the government were serious about an EU referendum (with the Irish question being an important one). However, alas, the Northern Irish Troubles aren't on the GCSE syllabus as of yet (maybe because it's too complicated). To help me understand the Northern Irish Troubles is the brilliant book by David McKittrick and David McVae which is a clear and short read. The first chapter in this book is entitled 'The Static Society'. The authors explain how Northern Ireland was divided into two groups: the unionists (the Protestants) who want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK and the republicans (the Catholics) who yearn for a United Ireland. The book further goes onto state how there were two extra elements added to the equation: the British and Irish governm...
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